Scotland’s Ardbeg Distillery has donated £1 million pounds to the local community for their “patience” after the world record sale of a single malt cask to a mystery collector. Just days earlier, a new record for the most expensive cask of whiskey sold had been set when a one-of-a-kind 1975 cask of Ardbeg Islay single malt Scotch…
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Beckie Sullivan has been appointed the UK national brand ambassador for Courvoisier, announced Edrington UK. Sullivan has worked at some of the world’s top 50 bars within and outside of London; these include Lyaness, Baccarat Bar in Harrods, and 1806 in Melbourne. Her latest role was with Bar With Shapes for a Name, Hackney’s highly…
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Shakespeare Distillery has launched a brand-new Citrus Vodka which is now available as a limited-edition Distillery Special. Having successfully distilled gin for the last six years and more recently their own ‘Jester’ brand of White & Spiced British Rum, this is the first time the team at the independent artisan spirit producer in Stratford-upon-Avon have…
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Premium mixer brand, The London Essence Co., has launched a new crafted lemonade mixer, which joins the brand’s existing range of elegant tonics. Available now, the new premium mixer will be available to on-trade stockists to purchase across key national and regional wholesalers in Great Britain, as well as on www.londonessenceco.com London Essence said it…
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USA CODO Design continues to share for free online its advice on marketing and branding. Although CODO works primarily with craft distilleries, all of their advice applies to craft distilleries as well. While much of CODO’s advice is for established breweries looking at rebranding themselves, in the last article from the design company CODO takes…
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A US New Hampshire craft distillery, famed for doing things a bit differently, is using invasive green crabs to flavour its latest creation, reports AP News. In the past, Tamworth Distilling has made whiskey with the secretion from beavers’ castor sacs, turkey, and durian. Despite a pound of crabs being used for each bottle of…
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Scotch Whisky Investments (SWI) has unveiled proposals for a new mixed-use development in Falkland, which will incorporate a new corporate headquarters building, and an expansion of a proposed whisky storage facility in Glenrothes, according to Scottish Construction Now. The international business, which is involved in the whisky asset management sector, has a license to offer…
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A rare whisky and wine scheme bilked $13 million from elderly across the USA, according to the FBI and reported by Cleveland.com. The scheme promised high returns in a short of period as three-years and/or promises of high-end parties for investors in Scotland. FBI ages have arrested Casey Alexander of the UK who handled the…
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The Macallan has unveiled The Macallan M Collection, a range of limited release single malt whiskies which celebrates the brand’s acclaimed Six Pillars. The Six Pillars are the foundation stones that account for The Macallan’s distinctive and exceptional whiskies and comprise Natural Colour, Mastery, Curiously Small Spirit Stills, The Estate, Exceptional Oak Casks and Sherry…
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Gordon & MacPhail has offered their warmest congratulations to two of their former managing directors who were both awarded CBEs in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List last week. Ian and Michael Urquhart, both third generation owners of the Elgin based Scotch whisky specialists were granted their honours for services to the Scotch Whisky Industry…
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